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301 - Henshin; Metamorphosis [Cherno]

Before Krahe even left the safehouse, she had eaten more than her fair share from her test-run pie; as good as ekarone was, in its similarity to both pineapple and forest strawberry, the very thing that made it delicious also made it physically pa...

300 - Sorcerer's Hand Pt.2 [Cherno]

Krahe explained the Sorcerer’s Hand and the reagents she required for its creation. Once she was done, she added: “If it is permissible, I intend to use the hand from one of Aldritch’s accomplices for the base material. If not, I would simpl...

299 - Sorcerer's Hand [Cherno]

While they spent some time simply reading and discussing the matters of the hunt, Casus eventually departed for a checkup. Krahe, after finishing the volume of Rampage she had been reading, returned to work, delving back into the preparations for ...

298 - The Tracker, Shavren Pt. 2 [Cherno]

“Alright. Say I do take option C — you get claim on eight large plates plus an organ, in exchange you spare no effort or expense. Do you want first-pick on the organs?” Krahe asked.

Shavren thought it over for a moment, perhaps trying ...

297 - The Tracker, Shavren [Cherno]

“G’day. I am to take that you are my clients for this hunt?” the saurian asked, glancing between the two of them as he approached. His voice didn't entirely match his rather humanlike appearance, sounding very much unlike a human, and more a...

296 - Finding Renzo [Cherno]

Actually finding where Renzo lived proved to be easier than she had expected. Zastreon wasn’t exactly an information civilization, which meant that, on one hand, a person could go under the public radar fairly easily. On the other hand,...

295 - Wrought in the Pit [Cherno]

What she managed to wrench out of the two wasn’t quite as helpful as she’d hoped for, but it was enough. Krahe left the Society and, following Glasses’ directions, found the store without issue. That mural truly did look st...

294 - Licht Equisetus [Cherno]

Krahe re-read the Wizard’s memslate several times, taking notes in the effort to fully parse what he was saying. It wasn’t the guidelines that gave her pause, but the actual ritual patterns, which, compared to a standard full dive ritual, were...

293 - The Zor'Aguhastra Guidestone Fragment [Cherno]

Meanwhile, Krahe was pressing on in her experimentation. She had yet to discern a method to impart lingering incendiary properties onto a high-propagation explosive — that is to say, to develop a “burning smoke” effect. It was not for lack o...

292 - Trismegistos [Cherno]

A/N: This one is shorter. The next one will be longer.

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Casus had begun the Three Virtues Ritual as he had done several times since Favonia had introduced him to it. The goal, just as with eve...

291 - Piling up burned corpses to reach the heavens [Cherno]

Casus awaited at the safehouse, but beyond a silent welcome-back nod, he didn’t pay her much mind. His eyes were closed, but the Third Eye sat open, thrumming with a solar blend of yellow and orange, lazily tracking Krahe as she passed him by. A...

290 - !!!ARCHETYPE EVOLUTION DETECTED!!! [Cherno]

Based on the last number ticking down by the second, she surmised the first number was for hours. Krahe observed for a few moments more, and thereafter decided to smash apart the calcified layer so she could take-with the scornbeast’s synthetic ...

289 - What does an omniphage do when its host dies? [Cherno]

A/N: Added Solomon Howitzer thaumaturgy creation/finalization poem to end of ch288.

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Krahe crawled out from under the monstrosity before the ensuing waterfall of viscera could splash...

288 - Scornbeast Pt. Final [Cherno]

One after the next her tracers set off to hound the creature, their already dark appearance darkened further still by black salt. Krahe completely bottomed out her tolerance solely to unleash the biggest tracer salvo possible, and as they spiraled...

287 - Scornbeast Pt. 2 [Cherno]

The Cinder Flash’s range was far too short for this use case, but peppering the monstrosity with Cinder Gatling shots proved remarkably effective in slowing it down. This was not because of their firepower, but because she salted them, rendering...

286 - Scornbeast Pt. 1 [Cherno]

“Well, Rocinante, our first giant has come,” Krahe uttered, grinning at the patent absurdity of her own words. She drew in a breath as the monstrosity climbed at last toward the surface, and ignited the Implosion Furnace, funneling the first o...

285 - Sword of Six Maxims [Cherno]

There was no doubt in her mind that she had stirred up the Astral Gulf. No matter how real the mindscape of her Soul Furnace appeared from her perspective, Krahe had no doubt that the pillar of red-lit smoke that rose from her as a consequence of ...

284 - THE MAJESTIC STRUGGLE [Cherno]

Back in Megacity Gamma, especially the more desolate sectors, even a smalltime subsector lord could muster hundreds of borged out bodies hopped up on half a dozen stimulants, not even in an attempt to kill her per se, just to inconvenience her, ju...

283 - The Second One [Cherno]

Eventually, after five or perhaps six rounds, she came to a rest near the very platform from which she had disembarked those months ago. It had collapsed into the pit since then. In fact, she could swear Jas’raba’s edge was in a far worse cond...

282 - Rocinante Pt. 2 [Cherno]

Krahe and Casus settled down in the safehouse, both resting for their own reasons. Krahe, for one, had a stomach far too full to do anything, and could feel herself slipping nearer and nearer a food coma with every passing minute. Casus didn’t e...

281 - Rocinante [Cherno]

The following hours passed remarkably quickly. Favonia spoke at length of her battle with Skullhead for Casus’ benefit and of a number of other exploits for Krahe’s, and though Krahe paid close attention and committed them to memory, she didn�...

280 - St. Gauna's [Cherno]

Krahe raised an eyebrow, not sure if this was a result of Favonia being at a stage where money begins to lose its value. Nonetheless, she began the process of opening up her kenoma sack. Infuriatingly, as if reading her thoughts, Favonia looked ov...

279 - Crucifixion Upon the Pyre Tree [Cherno]

Finally, Krahe saw her window of opportunity. She lit a cigarette, rolled her shoulders, and began leisurely walking towards the fray, knowing full well that any stray strike, any  near-invisible sword-wave could kill her on the spot. She had...

278 - Skullhead [Cherno]

“I won this flesh in a fair duel agreed-upon by both parties,” the skull-headed man said, smugly.

Favonia gave him a hard stare. With a measure of controlled, yet seeping disgust in her voice, she spoke.

“How many before him ...